Relief for Barça: Flick clarifies Raphinha's physical condition

Raphinha set off the alarms on Wednesday in the Borussia Dortmund-FC Barcelona (2-3). The winger gave way to Frenkie de Jong on the field in the 71st minute with an apparent muscle injury, in a triple change made by Hansi Flick that, beyond being related to an injury, had to do with the search for solutions in attack . In the post-match press conference, the coach cleared up doubts about the Brazilian's physical condition.

"He's tired, he's not injured," explained the Heidelberg man. The '11' had created a clear scoring opportunity just before feeling a puncture in his right calf, assisting Dani Olmo so that the playmaker could finish on goal. Luckily for Dortmund, Kobel responded with a good save to the '20's shot.

Raphinha should be ready for the duel against Leganés

Rapha walked out with difficulty, but everything seems to indicate that it is just muscle overload. At the moment, the winger has accumulated 1,884 minutes of action this season, spread over 23 games (17 in the League and 6 in the Champions League). In the League, the one from Porto Alegre has not been a substitute since matchday 8, against Osasuna.

In principle, the '11' should have no problems being in Sunday's duel against Leganés in Montjuïc (9:00 p.m. CEST). Everything will depend on his performance in training on Friday. In Dortmund, Raphinha completed 16 of 18 passes (89%), with two shots (one off target) and a couple of chances created, in addition to 5 duels won.